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<br /> 'January 30, 001 <br /> CONTACT: Marcia Peeters, VIP Coordinator, 682-4845 <br /> Erica Munson, Public Affairs Assistant, 682-2652 <br /> From Public nformation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> EUGEN DELTA ROTARY CLUB BEAUTIFIES OWEN MUNICIPAL ROSE GARDEN <br /> For th third year in a row, members of Eugene Delta Rotary Club will volunteer their <br /> time to beauti y one of Eugene's premier floral gardens. On Saturday, February 3, Rotarians, <br /> family, and fri nds will gather at 9 a.m. to enhance Owen Municipal Rose Garden. <br /> Satur ay will mark a milestone in the group's community service project, which began <br /> in 1999. The volunteers wi(I transport, assemble and erect seven pergola arch systems in the <br /> rose garden n Saturday. These pergolas are designed to support and enhance the growth <br /> and bloomin of climbing and rambling rose plants. <br /> The s ven pergola trellises are interspersed over a recently constructed 190-foot-long <br /> paved pathw y. The new pathway will serve as the main entrance to the Owen Rose Garden <br /> from the par ing area. <br /> Mayo Jim Torrey, a member of the Eugene Delta Rotary Cfub, will be at the Garden at <br /> 11:30 a.m. t help in the efforts. The official ribbon cutting ceremony will take place in the <br /> summer of 2 01 during the peak rose blooming season. <br /> (more) <br /> ublic Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />